
Backlight is a podcast produced by the investigations team at Lighthouse Reports. Every month we take you inside real world investigations to explain how they work, who works on them and how to get involved.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 27 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | News | |||

You’ve seen it in movies, but what does undercover reporting actually look like in real life?
In this episode of Backlight, we go behind the scenes of two undercover investigations and explain everything you need to know: from how to build your cove... more
What is the role of accountability journalism in post-Assad Syria? We explore this question with Syrian journalists Lighthouse digital investigator Bashar Deeb and investigative journalist Mais Katt, who talk about their first investigation in a newl... more
We've put together a highlights reel featuring some of our favorite episodes from Seasons 2 and 3 of Backlight. This special short episode was created in anticipation of the 2025 iMEdD Conference in Athens - a global gathering of journalists, media p... more
How can journalists make sure their stories reach the people they’re about? This month on Backlight, we talk to journalists who are rethinking how and who they report for.
Part 1: Beatriz and Tessa speak with Cynthia Gichiri, a multimedia journalis... more
From recording the scale of war damage in Gaza, to tracking environmental crime in Brazil, remote sensing technology has become an invaluable tool for journalists around the world.
This month on Backlight we’re speaking to two journalists, Lu Min L... more
What would journalism look like if it wasn’t written for an editor, but for your best friend over dinner?
In this Backlight episode, we dive into how news content creator-journalists are redefining the way stories are told and what traditional journ... more
This month we’re sharing tips and tools to help you become an expert in financial investigations. From digging around corporate records, to tracking down public funding, money trails reporting is key to exposing wrongdoing.
We speak with Margot Gib... more
Many European economies are in decline, struggling with job shortages in critical sectors. At the same time, these same countries are locking qualified migrants out of work.
Our 18 month long investigation sought to find out why this is the case, t... more
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